Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-05
DRAG SLOWLY ALONG
TIE GENERALIZATION CASTS ON
TRIAL IN NORFOLK.
pisasartened Victims Of the Big Bank
Wreck Bad Dividend Prospect
Navy.Yard Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond D~pstch.I

NORFOLK, February 4, 1887.
The Circuit Court, where the con
tested election is going on, attracted
another large crowd to-day, and the
case drags slowly along in the examine
ton OF witnesses. The case will doubt
less continue considerably into next
week. The evidence 80 far given relates
to the slow manner in which the vote
was cast, and nothing has rs yet been
developed which proves criminal IN
timidation on the part of any one,
though the contestants intimate that
they have damaging evidence in re-
serves t-'
The Council Of Catholic Knights of
America will meet in Portsmouth on
the 18th instant. 1870, 49, - -.
A white man in the county was fined
$50 and costs yesterday by Justice A..
W. Hawks for immoral living.
All the incoming steamers are greatly
delayed on Chesapeake bay by heavy
fogs. s.xstsa6S 49,
The telegraphic communication be-
tween this city and Cape Charles Is ex-
pected 10 considerably benefit the mer-
chants of Norfolk, as the cable is open
for commercial as well as Government
business
A number OF handsome steam-yachts
were in the harbor this week for coal
and supplies, ca route to Florida for
winter cruises
Judge Hughes's court has been en-
gagged all the week hearing admiralty
cases.
Nothing can be heard OF another
dividend from the late Exchange Ma
tional Bank, and depositors who all the
summer and fall were led to expect that
they would get 10 per cent, at least, by
the 1st of January are now seriously
anxious. At the November trial of the
officers Receiver Peters stated in his
evidence that he could only obtain
funds enough to declare a 5 per cent.
dividend to the depositors He says
the bank still holds large and possibly
valuable properties, but he is unable TO
dispose of them hence the slow accu-
mutation of funds The fact is the de-
positors are losing faith in the bright
promises held out to them, and will be
surprised, not to say thankful, if they
recover even a trife more from the
wreck. The depositors have only re-
ceived thirty cents, though the dis
aster occurred nearly two years ago.
Orders have been issued TO repair the
large stone dry dock at this navy yard,
and it is heavy Job. The Simpson dry
dock, which it is proposed to build
here, will be wooden structure, cost
ing about 5000, 900, and is necessitated
on account of the stone dock being too
short for the ships that are now built.
The present dock cost several millions.
Work upon the Chesapeake, Norfolk
and Carolina railroad seems to be at
standstill. Only about five miles OF
the line have been graded and two
miles of steel rail laid, while about 300
tons of rail are on the wharf at Hodges
ferry.
Tugs left last night for the Eastern
Shore to make another effort to float
the steamer Northampton.
The treasurers in this section have
stopped paying witness fees for the pres
ent on account of instructions from the
Auditor at Richmond
One of the Democratic judges of
election, George w Carr, in the con-
tested election cases, this afternoon tes-
tilted that at the May election he acted
as Judge of election Mt the First pre-
cinct of the Fourth ward. That one
hundred Republican tickets were alb
stracted from the ballot-box and fifty
or fifty-fve Democratic tickets were
substituted; that he received several
notes to receive the ballots as slow as
possible.
To-day the sloop Melvin, Captain
Eldrige Martray, Of this city, started
ont for Chuckatuck for cargo of
oysters. When between Fort Norfolk
and Primers Point the mainmast broke
in two and the upper part in falling
struck Captain Martray, knocking him
overheard. 1t is supposed that he was
stunned by the blow, as he sank
instantly, and dianot rise again. The
body has not been recovered. A tug
took the disabled sloop in tow and
brought her back to the city.
To-day the Richmond tug Olive
Branch came in from Hampton Roads
with a shaft broken.
Wallace W. Williams, prominent
citizen of Brambleton, died to-day.
The sergeant has posted notice foran
election on the 9TH of March, in Ports
mouth, to subscribe $780, 600 to the At
lantic and Danville railroad. q.